If I understand it correctly the third auto bid is Hon's if they tie or beat The Reggae Boys. Panama is in the fourth spot with a win and a Mexico loss? So is there any reason for the USA to try to win?

Netherlands leads Turkey 1-0 at the half.Azerbaijan came back to tie Russia 1-1.Portugal just beat Luxembourg 3-0. The second goal by Nani was a nice give-and-go inside the area. Portugal will go to the playoffs to try to win a spot in the World Cup.

Mid_mo_mad_man:If I understand it correctly the third auto bid is Hon's if they tie or beat The Reggae Boys. Panama is in the fourth spot with a win and a Mexico loss? So is there any reason for the USA to try to win?

There's no real incentive for the US to win tonight against Panama. The US already clinched top spot in CONCACAF. A Panama win coupled with a Costa Rica win mean Mexico will have to wait to qualify for Russia 2018.

Mid_mo_mad_man:If I understand it correctly the third auto bid is Hon's if they tie or beat The Reggae Boys. Panama is in the fourth spot with a win and a Mexico loss? So is there any reason for the USA to try to win?

Pride? I dunno, I'm guessing we'll be tossing in a second string (haven't seen the lineups yet). All the games are on at the same time, so it'd probably be difficult to throw the game without it being too obvious. I don't like manipulating the game that way....but I certainty won't feel bad if a US loss means Mexico doesn't go through.

Mr_H:Mid_mo_mad_man: If I understand it correctly the third auto bid is Hon's if they tie or beat The Reggae Boys. Panama is in the fourth spot with a win and a Mexico loss? So is there any reason for the USA to try to win?

Pride? I dunno, I'm guessing we'll be tossing in a second string (haven't seen the lineups yet). All the games are on at the same time, so it'd probably be difficult to throw the game without it being too obvious. I don't like manipulating the game that way....but I certainty won't feel bad if a US loss means Mexico doesn't go through.

I didn't mean to throw the game. I meant is it likely they just fall back and prevent a loss ie play for the draw

Mr_H:Mid_mo_mad_man: If I understand it correctly the third auto bid is Hon's if they tie or beat The Reggae Boys. Panama is in the fourth spot with a win and a Mexico loss? So is there any reason for the USA to try to win?

Pride? I dunno, I'm guessing we'll be tossing in a second string (haven't seen the lineups yet). All the games are on at the same time, so it'd probably be difficult to throw the game without it being too obvious. I don't like manipulating the game that way....but I certainty won't feel bad if a US loss means Mexico doesn't go through.

Mr_H:Mid_mo_mad_man: If I understand it correctly the third auto bid is Hon's if they tie or beat The Reggae Boys. Panama is in the fourth spot with a win and a Mexico loss? So is there any reason for the USA to try to win?

Pride? I dunno, I'm guessing we'll be tossing in a second string (haven't seen the lineups yet). All the games are on at the same time, so it'd probably be difficult to throw the game without it being too obvious. I don't like manipulating the game that way....but I certainty won't feel bad if a US loss means Mexico doesn't go through.

It would be much easier if that bicycle kick didn't happen. A draw would've helped Panama more than Mexico. Instead, it's this:

Honduras clinches a WC spot with a win or draw vs Jamaica or a Mexico loss/draw vs Costa RicaHonduras is guaranteed at least the playoff spot.

Mexico clinches a WC spot with a win + a Honduras loss and the combined margins allow MEX to make up 3 goals in the goal differential. If the differential is only 2 goals, HON advances on goals scored (currently 11-6).

Mexico earns the playoff spot with a win or draw or a Panama loss/draw vs USA.

Panama earns the playoff spot only with a win and a MEX loss. Currently, the GD margin is 2. Unless the MEX match is a high scoring affair and PAN v USA isn't, PAN needs to only make up the 2 goal margin to advance on goals scored (currently 8-6).

Rwa2play:Gonz: AtariGod: I think I might be the only Anglo American who wants to see Mexico in the World Cup.

Pretty much, yeah. I got nothing against El Tri, really.

//Can't farking stand their fans.

This; El Tri can play, but their fans think their shiat don't stink and they can outplay Brazil. They barely held their own against Argentina the last two times they met in the WC.

The Costa Rican coach said yesterday that the Mexican team has no respect for Central American teams and that's why they're playing for a spot tonight. As much as they treated the US team like shiat for that match last month, no one was saying that about the Americans at least.